Definition

1. Noun:
   • Flag at half-mast: A flag flown at a position halfway down a flagpole as a sign of mourning, respect, or distress.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Các tòa nhà chính phủ treo cờ rủ để tưởng nhớ các nạn nhân. (Government buildings flew flags at half-mast to commemorate the victims.)
  • Lễ tang quốc gia được tổ chức với cờ rủ trên khắp cả nước. (The national funeral was held with flags at half-mast across the country.)

Advanced Usage

• "treo cờ rủ": to fly a flag at half-mast.
  • Thành phố đã quyết định treo cờ rủ trong ba ngày. (The city decided to fly the flag at half-mast for three days.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cờ tang (n): Mourning flag; a black flag or a flag with a black ribbon, used specifically for funerals or mourning.
  • Gia đình treo cờ tang trước nhà. (The family hung a mourning flag in front of the house.)

Synonyms

• Cờ treo ở vị trí nửa cột: Flag flown at the half-staff position (a more descriptive synonym).

Related Phrases

• Báo hiệu cờ rủ: To signal for flags to be flown at half-mast.
  • Văn phòng tổng thống đã báo hiệu cờ rủ trên toàn quốc. (The presidential office signaled for flags to be flown at half-mast nationwide.)

Related Idioms

(This specific term, 'cờ rủ', is a formal, literal term and is not commonly used in figurative idioms. Its usage is almost exclusively in official, ceremonial, or mourning contexts.)